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Adaptive architectural cover panel system
Assignee: KYOWA AMERICA Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-19
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Granted: 1990-09-25
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Expires: 2009-05-19
Abstract
Abstract An architectural cover panel system of individually adaptive panels for covering structural support members of an underlying structure such as girders. An individual adaptive panel includes a sheet of flexible material having a generally convex cross-section and is provided with corrugations oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the panel. In one preferred embodiment the convex panel is provided with edged portions attached to the lateral sides of the panel. The edge portions are similarly provided with corrugations oriented parallel to and intersecting or merging into the corrugations of the convex panel portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Rodman W. Kotter
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 16:02
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01D; E01D19/00; E01D19/10; E01F; E01F8/00; E01F8/0005; E01F8/0023; E01F8/0047; E01F8/0064; E01F8/007; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/74; E04B1/82; E04B1/84; E04B1/86; E04B7/00; E04B7/08; E04B7/10; E04B7/107; E04B9/00; E04B9/02; E04B9/34; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/30; E04C2/32; E04C2/322; E04C2/326; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0871; E04B2001/8263; E04B2001/8414; E04B2001/8423; E04B2001/8428; E04B2001/8442; E04B2001/8447; E04C3/00; E04C3/02; E04C3/04; E04C2003/0404; E04C2003/0408; E04C2003/0413; E04C2003/0426; E04C2003/043; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure, comprising attaching to said support members a plurality of contiguously arranged architectural cover panels of flexible material having a generally convex cross-section with corrugations formed therein extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the panels, said corrugations enabling said cover panels to conform to the dimensions and surface curvature of the support members, said cover panels having edge portions formed along the longitudinal sides of said flexible material with corrugations formed therein oriented generally parallel to and intersecting the corrugations of said convex cross-section portion of the flexible material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure, comprising attaching to said support members a plurality of contiguously arranged architectural cover panels of flexible material having a generally convex cross-section with corrugations formed therein extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the panels, said corrugations enabling said cover panels to conform to the dimensions and surface curvature of the support members, said cover panels having edge portions formed along the longitudinal sides of said flexible material with corrugations formed therein oriented generally parallel to and intersecting the corrugations of said convex cross-section portion of the flexible material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure with architectural cover panels as set forth in claim 1, wherein the architectural cover panels are intercorrugated such that the corrugations of said convex cross-sections are formed reversely to the corrugations of said edge portions, thereby strengthening the architectural cover panels in order for them to resist loading forces while also allowing them to conform to the surface curvature of the support members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure with architectural cover panels as set forth in claim 1, wherein the architectural cover panels are attached to the underlying structural support members by means of channel members that are secured to the support members and are configured to receive and retain said sheet edge portions.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure, comprising attaching to said support members a plurality of contiguously arranged architectural cover panels of flexible material having a convex cross-section of a generally truncated triangular configuration with corrugations formed therein extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the panels, said corrugations enabling said cover panels to conform to the dimensions and surface curvature of the support members.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure, comprising attaching to said support members a plurality of contiguously arranged architectural cover panels of flexible material having a convex cross-section of a generally truncated triangular configuration with corrugations formed therein extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the panels, said corrugations enabling said cover panels to conform to the dimensions and surface curvature of the support members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
A method for covering the structural support members of an underlying structure with architectural cover panels as set forth in claim 4, wherein the architectural cover panels are intercorrugated such that the truncated triangular cross-sections have lateral sides and tops with the corrugations on the lateral sides formed reversely to the corrugations on the tops, thereby strengthening the architectural cover panels in order for them to resist loading forces while also allowing them to conform to the surface curvature of the support members.
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